Day: 18 March 2026

M&S Partners With Yeyasso Cooperative And Fairtrade To Support Cocoa Farmers In Cote D’lvoire

Stuart Mitchell

M&S is partnering with Yeyasso cooperative through a long-term initiative which will support fairer incomes for cocoa farmers in Cote d’Ivoire, one of its main cocoa sourcing regions in West Africa. The initiative has been developed in partnership with Fairtrade, building on M&S’s commitment to ethically sourced cocoa.   M&S Choc Marks bars are already made with Faitrade cocoa, but this new commitment will go further by providing long-term ‘Fairtrade Premium’ support for Yeyasso. The Fairtrade Premium is an additional payment that goes direct to farmers, who direct the funding…

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U.S. Food Waste Pact Report Shows Less Food Being Wasted In Retail and Foodservice Sectors

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from the U.S. Food Waste Pact (Pact), a collaborative initiative of 30 food businesses across the country led by nonprofits ReFED and World Wildlife Fund, shows reductions in the amount of food being wasted nationwide by grocery retail and foodservice companies in 2024 compared to 2023. The results are good news for the food system, as it tries to address its 60-million-ton food waste problem. This is the second year that Pact signatories have reported these data, with 2023 results serving as the inaugural benchmark for food…

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NERC pivots investment in atmospheric research into new technologies

Stuart Mitchell

NERC is transitioning its funding of atmospheric science infrastructure to exploit more flexible, scalable and sustainable technologies. The Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM), funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and operated by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), will cease operations at the end of this financial year. Following review, NERC has concluded that the aircraft no longer offers value for money to the public because of a significant increase in costs and low planned utilisation. Future atmospheric requirements In August 2001, the FAAM was established by NERC, the UK Met Office, and the UK…

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New CATF/Brattle report outlines strategies for aligning Europe’s capacity mechanisms with clean energy transition goals

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from The Brattle Group, commissioned by Clean Air Task Force (CATF), identifies practical strategies for European policymakers to update capacity mechanisms and clean energy procurements to create mutually supportive incentives for meeting both reliability needs and long-term decarbonisation goals. With Europe’s energy mix shifting rapidly toward variable renewables, the report shows how enhanced and coordinated approaches to security of supply and clean energy procurement can reduce costs, enable cross-border trade, and accelerate the transition to carbon-free energy. The report, Clean Security of Supply in Europe: Models for…

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The LEGO Group expands its portfolio of carbon removal solutions

Stuart Mitchell

The LEGO Group announces an expansion of its carbon removal portfolio, as it continues to assess how quality carbon removal actions can help address larger global climate goals. Building on earlier carbon removal commitments, the LEGO Group will invest an additional DKK 18 million to four carbon removal projects in partnership with Climate Impact Partners and ClimeFi, taking the total commitment in carbon removal to DKK 54 million. Annette Stube, Chief Sustainability Officer at the LEGO Group, said: “This purchase highlights our commitment to testing a broad range of credible…

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